My America is a celebration of the food of the African Diaspora, as handed down through Onwuachi’s own family history; a deeply personal tribute to the food of “a land that belongs to you & yours and to me & mine.”

Appetizers

Mac and Cheese   page 208   Mornay sauce, six cheeses, cavatappi, garlic breadcrumbs   12 

Jamaican Beef Patties   page 191   turmeric pastry, curried ground beef filling, Calypso Sauce (page 24)   14

Pork Belly Geerah +   page 210   marinated & braised pork belly, Green Seasoning (page 29), chiles, caramelized onion, cumin, tomatoes, finished with lime & cilantro   15

Crawfish Pie   page 128   onion, celery, bell pepper, House Spice (page 6), cheddar & parmesan, puff pastry   16

Tuna Kitfo* +   page 155   marinated yellowfin tuna, spicy awaze dipping sauce, berbere spice, lemon, oregano, M’semen Bread (page 242)   18        

salad

Cucumber & Avocado Salad +   page 87   marinated cucumbers, gooseberry piri piri dressing, grape tomatoes, fresh mint   14      

Entrées

Vegetarian Dulet +   page 89   mushroom duxelles, sautéed mushrooms, pickled mushrooms, onions & chiles, herbed labneh, Baigan Choka (page 80), M’semen bread   28             

Jerk Chicken +   page 174   brined & smoked chicken thighs, Jerk BBQ Sauce (page 18), Jollof Rice (page 57), Braised Cabbage & Carrots (page 85)   30

Salmon with Carrot Escovitch Sauce* +   page 141   seared spiced salmon, sweet & sour carrot sauce, smoked carrot purée, jasmine rice, cilantro, lime   36      

Suya* +   page 198   spice rubbed & grilled, ribeye steak, chicken breast & shrimp, tomato-ginger sauce soubise, pickled tomatoes & onions, jollof rice, parsley, lime   45

Dessert

Red Velvet Cake   page 260   classic red velvet with buttercream icing, whipped cream   9